Mikael Ruud's chess openings
🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 186763 games
Mikael Ruud, from Norway, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikael Ruud most often opens with 1.d4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White32 games · +12 =7 −13 · 48%
As Black31 games · +6 =12 −13 · 39%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening63%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game63%12 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
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